“Your nature and the integral nature of the universe are one and the same: indescribable but eternally present. Simply open yourself to this”
Hua Hu Ching by Lao Tzu; Verse 24
“Your nature and the integral nature of the universe are one and the same: indescribable but eternally present. Simply open yourself to this”
Hua Hu Ching by Lao Tzu; Verse 24
Single whip
Dragon’s early morning stretch
Dragon’s early morning stretch
Ba Duan Jin
Playing the lute
Dan Tian breathing
Circling the Chi at the lower Dan Tian
Earth Heart Soul
Earth Heart Soul
Da Mo Jian (Straight Sword)
Da Mo Jian (Straight Sword)
Introducing Shaolin Monk, Shi Yan He, who after residency in the Shaolin Temple in Sydney, returned to China in 2022. I continue to train with him on-line.
For over 3,000 years the sword (jian) has been seen not just as a weapon but as an instrument of exercise, refinement and art. The intrinsic nature in all these disciplines being connected to its martial arts background. The sword master seeks to develop a ‘living calm’ reacting from the heart rather than the mind. This calmness and centring, once mastered, can bring great strength to one’s personality and essence. Like Chinese brushwork, the sword creates its own calligraphy in the air.
“One who wields a sword,
Reveals his emptiness to an opponent,
Gives him an advantageous opening,
Makes his move after him,
Arrives before him.”
Chuang Tzu ‘Discoursing on Swords’ 4BC
Location
Pittwater, Sydney Australia
I offer classes and private instruction on Monday to Friday mornings to the local offshore community of Pittwater.
Contact
Email : angela@eartheartsoul.com